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So Who Is this Challis Bloke Anyway?
Short description of Professor James Challis, the almost-discoverer of Neptune.
http://www.winwaed.com/comp/challis/challis_bio.shtml
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History of Astronomy
Short biographies of several less well known British astronomers.
http://www.mikeoates.org/astro-history/
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Women in Astronomy, 1880-1920
Biographical information of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and other Harvard women. Includes photographs and links.
http://www.carleton.edu/departments/PHAS/Astro/pages/marga_michele/WomenAstronomers.html
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The Legacy of Ulugh Beg
Article by Kevin Krisciunas, with notes and bibliography, about the grandson of Tammerlane, his observatory, and the significance of his work.
http://vlib.iue.it/carrie/texts/carrie_books/paksoy-2/cam6.html
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